use exercise machine east on real bike? anone done this?

[tomtom123]

my brother has an exercise bike machine that he wants to throw out. I sat on it and the seat is wide and comfortable as hell and i want to use it as a replacement sear for my upcoming mountain bike that i will buy. Question is, technically i can just remove the seat from the exercise machine and use it on the seatpost in the real bike, but problem is i would have to drill holes to insert the screws. How secure do you think the seat will be?

anyone done this before? any "real" risks to this?

 

[Chalo]

my brother has an exercise bike machine that he wants to throw out. I sat on it and the seat is wide and comfortable as hell and i want to use it as a replacement sear for my upcoming mountain bike that i will buy. Question is, technically i can just remove the seat from the exercise machine and use it on the seatpost in the real bike, but problem is i would have to drill holes to insert the screws. How secure do you think the seat will be?

anyone done this before? any "real" risks to this?

DO NOT drill your frame.

The seat attaches to the post somehow, probably in a way that's compatible with a bicycle seatpost (if not the one you have already).

If you can't just look at the undersides of the seats and make sense of it, then bring your bike's seatpost and the big ol' tractor seat to your friendly neighborhood bike shop, and they'll make it happen.

 

[dogman dan]

Good advice. A pic of it would help us give you best advice.

I have seen exercise bike seats that for some reason are not standard, and won't fit on any normal bike seatpost. However, the exercise bike's seatpost might fit your frame, allowing it to be used. If it's too small, easy to shim up to size with beer cans, or other thin metal sheet.

There are two types of bike seatpost connections. One is two wire rails parallel on the bottom. this will fit any standard bike seatpost. To put this type on a round tube seatpost, you use a clamping adapter that grabs the round post, and the the wire rails. Or, the wire rails fit into the clamps built into the seatpost typical on higher priced bikes.

Sometimes, the seat is made with the clamp to grab a round seatpost built in. I have a few seats like that.

 

[tomtom123]

Good advice. A pic of it would help us give you best advice.

I have seen exercise bike seats that for some reason are not standard, and won't fit on any normal bike seatpost. However, the exercise bike's seatpost might fit your frame, allowing it to be used. If it's too small, easy to shim up to size with beer cans, or other thin metal sheet.

There are two types of bike seatpost connections. One is two wire rails parallel on the bottom. this will fit any standard bike seatpost. To put this type on a round tube seatpost, you use a clamping adapter that grabs the round post, and the the wire rails. Or, the wire rails fit into the clamps built into the seatpost typical on higher priced bikes.

Sometimes, the seat is made with the clamp to grab a round seatpost built in. I have a few seats like that.

Here are the pictures your wanted. THe seat has 4 screws in in corner. It's on of those gold gym exercise bikes. You think i can install this on a 26 inch mongoose mountain bike? http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Mongoose-Ledge-2.1-Men-s-Mountain-Bike/21191086#Product+Reviews

There are way i can get any seatpost and jerry rig it via drilled holes?

pic1- http://imgur.com/0HgxhxJ,hi3rLVh
pic2 - http://imgur.com/0HgxhxJ,hi3rLVh#1

 

[Chalo]

You think i can install this on a 26 inch mongoose mountain bike? http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Mongoose-Ledge-2.1-Men-s-Mountain-Bike/21191086

I know I told you earlier not to drill your bike, but I've changed my mind. You should drill the crap out of that bike, to make lots of openings for the demons to come out. Use a large bit so they can get out in a hurry.

Then use a ball peen hammer to knock the demons out of it. You'll have to hit it as hard as you can, because they listen to really loud noisy music on their iPods. Keep hitting it with the hammer until you are too tired to continue.

Then if your local ordinances allow, drag your drilled and hammered bike out into an open area, pour about 2 liters of kerosene or diesel fuel over it, and set it on fire. When the fire goes out and the bike cools down, you'll have finished the job that Walmart started. It will have attained the highest potential of a Walmart bike. It can go to the recycler fulfilled.

 

[dogman dan]

He hates those things.

Looks like that seatpost is larger than the typical seatpost on a walbike. Your best bet is to see if the bike seatpost will fit inside the exercise bike seatpost. If so, you could slide the big tube over the smaller one, with whatever shims are needed, then drill a hole and bolt it or put screws in to secure it.

But that seat is not that great. And more importantly, you cannot adjust the angle of it. Bet it mounts at a funny angle when you get it on your bike.

Why go to that effort? Much easier to just buy a seat that fits you ass better. For damn sure, those saddles that come with a walbike cannot be tolerated for very long. They are absolute crap. They have to go immediately. The same walmart will have an assortment of much better saddles for under $30 bucks. Just buy one of those.

 

[tomtom123]

You think i can install this on a 26 inch mongoose mountain bike? http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Mongoose-Ledge-2.1-Men-s-Mountain-Bike/21191086

I know I told you earlier not to drill your bike, but I've changed my mind. You should drill the crap out of that bike, to make lots of openings for the demons to come out. Use a large bit so they can get out in a hurry.

Then use a ball peen hammer to knock the demons out of it. You'll have to hit it as hard as you can, because they listen to really loud noisy music on their iPods. Keep hitting it with the hammer until you are too tired to continue.

Then if your local ordinances allow, drag your drilled and hammered bike out into an open area, pour about 2 liters of kerosene or diesel fuel over it, and set it on fire. When the fire goes out and the bike cools down, you'll have finished the job that Walmart started. It will have attained the highest potential of a Walmart bike. It can go to the recycler fulfilled.

i dub you master troll.

anyway i never said i would drill my bike, i said i would drill holes in the exercise seat to make opening for the regular bicycle seat post screw positions. why would i drill my bike?

 

[tomtom123]

He hates those things.

Looks like that seatpost is larger than the typical seatpost on a walbike. Your best bet is to see if the bike seatpost will fit inside the exercise bike seatpost. If so, you could slide the big tube over the smaller one, with whatever shims are needed, then drill a hole and bolt it or put screws in to secure it.

But that seat is not that great. And more importantly, you cannot adjust the angle of it. Bet it mounts at a funny angle when you get it on your bike.

Why go to that effort? Much easier to just buy a seat that fits you ass better. For damn sure, those saddles that come with a walbike cannot be tolerated for very long. They are absolute crap. They have to go immediately. The same walmart will have an assortment of much better saddles for under $30 bucks. Just buy one of those.

yes the seatpost is bigger, IT'S a huge square tubed seat post, it wouldn't fit on ANY BIKE. my question was if i remove the seat from the exercise bike and retro fit it into a normal mtb seat post, would it work. Maybe, i didn't make that clear enough in my question. I guess i would have to try it myself at this rate cause no good answers here

 

[Hillhater]

1) Could you edit your post title such that it reads correctly !
2) do you really need to ask how to fit a seat onto your bike ?

 

[Chalo]

2) do you really need to ask how to fit a seat onto your bike ?

Do you really need to ask that of a person who's clueless enough to buy a $120 Wally World double boinger?

If Walmart offered a "new SUV" for $1000, I wonder whether he'd fall for it.

 

[dogman dan]

Without the two wire rails, I don't see how you would ever put that seat on a regular seatpost.

Just figure on the costs involved if you buy the cheap bike.

Replace handlebars immediately, just so it fits an adult male.

Replace seatpost, for the same reason.

Replace tires and tubes after they wear out in less than 500 miles.

Replace saddle, preventing severe penile injury in less than 500 miles

Replace tin foil crank, that will be bent by 500 miles.

Replace chain that will wear out at about 1000 miles.

Replace frame by 2000 miles, when applying the brakes starts flexing the frame so much the brakes no longer work.

As you see, they build these bikes to last just about 500 miles. The vast majority of them get ridden less than 50 miles.